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ἄξιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄξιος ἀξίᾱ ἄξιον

Structure: ἀξι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gw IV, and so properly weighing as much.

Sense

counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like value
worthy, fit

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	ά̓ξιος	ἀξίᾱ	ά̓ξιον
	Genitive	ἀξίου	ἀξίᾱς	ἀξίου
	Dative	ἀξίῳ	ἀξίᾱͅ	ἀξίῳ
	Accusative	ά̓ξιον	ἀξίᾱν	ά̓ξιον
	Vocative	ά̓ξιε	ἀξίᾱ	ά̓ξιον
Dual	N/A/V	ἀξίω	ἀξίᾱ	ἀξίω
Dual	G/D	ἀξίοιν	ἀξίαιν	ἀξίοιν
Plural	Nominative	ά̓ξιοι	ἀξίαι	ά̓ξια
	Genitive	ἀξίων	ἀξιῶν	ἀξίων
	Dative	ἀξίοις	ἀξίαις	ἀξίοις
	Accusative	ἀξίους	ἀξίᾱς	ά̓ξια
	Vocative	ά̓ξιοι	ἀξίαι	ά̓ξια

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	ά̓ξιος ἀξίου	ἀξιότερος ἀξιοτέρου	ἀξιότατος ἀξιοτάτου
Adverb	ἀξίως	ἀξιότερον	ἀξιότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

συνιδὼν ὁ Μακκαβαῖοσ τὴν τῶν πληθῶν παρουσίαν καὶ τῶν ὅπλων τὴν ποικίλην παρασκευὴν τήν τε τῶν θηρίων ἀγριότητα, προτείνασ τὰσ χεῖρασ εἰσ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπεκαλέσατο τὸν τερατοποιὸν Κύριον, τὸν κατόπτην, γινώσκων ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι δἰ ὅπλων ἡ νίκη, καθὼσ δὲ ἂν αὐτῷ κριθείη, τοῖσ ἀξίοισ περιποιεῖται τὴν νίκην. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 15:21)
χρὴ δ’ ἐπ’ ἀξίοισ πονεῖν ψυχὴν προβάλλοντ’ ἐν κύβοισι δαίμονοσ. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode, iambic 1:23)
δεινὸσ χαρακτὴρ κἀπίσημοσ ἐν βροτοῖσ ἐσθλῶν γενέσθαι, κἀπὶ μεῖζον ἔρχεται τῆσ εὐγενείασ ὄνομα τοῖσιν ἀξίοισ. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode 3:24)
οὐ γὰρ ἂν Ἀριστείδην καταλιπὼν Ἱππονίκῳ καὶ Καλλίᾳ προσῄειν καὶ πολλοῖσ ἄλλοισ Ἀθηναίων οὐδὲ ὀβολοῦ ἀξίοισ. (Lucian, Timon, (no name) 24:6)
ὅθεν οὕτω τῆσ ἀρετῆσ ἀφειδεῖν οὐ προσῆκον ἄλλοτ’ ἄλλοισ συνδέοντασ αὐτὴν καὶ συμπλέκοντασ, ἀλλὰ τοῖσ ἀξίοισ τὴν αὐτῆσ κοινωνίαν φυλάττειν, τουτέστι τοῖσ ὁμοίωσ φιλεῖν καὶ κοινωνεῖν δυναμένοισ. (Plutarch, De amicorum multitudine, chapter, section 81)
ἐν δὲ τῷ πότῳ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺσ πρὸσ Ἐσθήρ. τί ἐστι βασίλισσα Ἐσθήρ̣ καὶ ἔσται ὅσα ἀξιοῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 5:14)
εἶπε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺσ πρὸσ Ἐσθήρ. ἀπώλεσαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐν Σούσοισ τῇ πόλει ἄνδρασ πεντακοσίουσ. ἐν δὲ τῇ περιχώρῳ πῶσ οἴει ἐχρήσαντο̣ τί οὖν ἀξιοῖσ ἔτι, καὶ ἔσται σοι̣ (Septuagint, Liber Esther 9:12)
καὶ σὺ τοίνυν, φαῖεν ἄν, οὐχ ὑποκριτήσ, ἀλλὰ ποιητὴσ τῶν καλλίστων καὶ νομοθέτησ γενόμενοσ ὑπὸ ταυτησὶ τῆσ ἰσχάδοσ παραφανείσησ ἠλέγχθησ πίθηκοσ ὢν καὶ ἀπ̓ ἄκρου χείλουσ φιλοσοφῶν καὶ ἕτερα μὲν κεύθων ἐνὶ φρεσίν, ἄλλα δὲ λέγων, ὡσ εἰκότωσ ἄν τινα ἐπὶ σοῦ εἰπεῖν ὅτι ἃ λέγεισ καὶ ἐφ̓ οἷσ ἐπαινεῖσθαι ἀξιοῖσ, χείλεα μέν σου ἐδίηνεν, ὑπερῴην δὲ αὐχμῶσαν καταλέλοιπε. (Lucian, Apologia 15:1)
σὺ δέ, ὦ κυνοπρόσωπε καὶ σινδόσιν ἐσταλμένε Αἰγύπτιε, τίσ εἶ, ὦ βέλτιστε, ἢ πῶσ ἀξιοῖσ θεὸσ εἶναι ὑλακτῶν ; (Lucian, Deorum concilium, (no name) 10:2)

Synonyms

worthy
- πρόσφορος (suitable, fitting, worthy)
- ἀξιέραστος (worthy of love)

ἀξίᾱ (worth)
ἀνάξιος (unworthy)
ἐπιθυμητής (one who longs for or desires)
εἰκασμός (a conjecturing)
ἐπιχειρητέος (one must attempt or attack)
μικρόψυχος (little of soul)
μεγαλότολμος (greatly adventurous)
ἀπολόγημα (a plea alleged in defence)
ὑπόλογος (held accountable or liable)
ἐναντίωμα (an obstacle)
ἀγωνίζομαι (to contend for a prize)
πεμπτέος (to be sent)
παρασκευαστέος (one must prepare or provide)
μεμηχανημένως (by stratagem)
εὐηθικός (good-natured)
τιμητέος (to be honoured)
τυραννοκτόνος (slayer of a tyrant)
εὐεργέτης (euergetist)
μιμητέος (to be imitated)
ἔνστασις (a beginning)
λογίζομαι (I count)
λυσιτελούντως (usefully)
ἄρνησις (denial)
εἰκότως (in all likelihood)
τρισκατάρατος (thrice-accursed)
καταγιγνώσκω (to remark)
μεγαλεῖος (magnificent)
πάνδεινος (all-dreadful)
ἀβασάνιστος (not examined by torture)
ὄμνῡμι (to swear)

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